Lady Esther

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Lady Esther

Company type	Private
Industry	Cosmetic manufacturing
Founded	1913
Founder	Syma Cohen and her siblings
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois , US
Area served	US/Germany
Products	cosmetics
Owner	Syma Cohen
Website	Lady Esther online

Lady Esther was the trademark of a cosmetic manufacturing company founded by German-born Syma Cohen and her siblings in Chicago in 1913 and operated as Lady Esther Company. It was incorporated in Illinois in 1922 and became America's top selling brand of cosmetics in the United States.^[1] Its success in large part can be attributed to Syma and her brother Alfred Busiel and their innovative marketing through in-store demonstrations, print advertising and sponsorship of national radio programs.

In 1949 Syma Cohen sold her half share in the company to her brother Alfred and following his death the company eventually was sold. Subsequently, it had a number of owners. Now a United States company owns the trademark in the United States and a German cosmetic manufacturer owns the business in the rest of the world.